Windows to Russia

Sveta and I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year for 2012… 2011 has been an interesting year and we hope that 2012 calms down a whole bunch in comparison. The world needs peace and quiet instead of turmoil and war. So if wishes come true… Peace on Earth and Goodwill to Men… I […]

US – NATO attack on Pakistan US – NATO attacked a non NATO Ally Pakistan! The attack was unprovoked, wanton, cowardly and ruthless. It was open aggression and violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty. US – NATO aggression was condemned or Pakistan received support and sympathy from China, Russia, Iran, OIC (Saudi Arabia) – Turkey. Even UK […]

This week, a bill that would create America’s first Internet censorship system is going to a full committee for a vote, and is likely to pass. This week, millions of us will protest censorship, censoring our own posts and asking you to call Congress. We need your help – please make a call right now. […]

These are just some of the hundreds of photos that we take. I find these interesting and they all have a story. Just read under each one to help understand. These were taken over the last few months… The power cords are one of my favorites because the woman was dragging her machine to clean […]

Once upon a time: Attila the Hun, Napoleon of France and Alexander the Great were having a deep meaningful discussion. They were talking about what could have been… Attila the Hun said, shaking his head sadly: “If I had machine guns, I would have conquered all of Europe!” Alexander the Great said: “That is nothing. […]

A train in Russia is not a train with out steaming hot water and a constant supply of tea. I have seen Russians tolerate trains that are -30 below zero, +40 above zero and they tolerate drunks, smokers and loud mouths, but when the car we ride in does not have hot water for hot […]

A new metro station, the world’s deepest, will be opened in downtown St. Petersburg, Russia. (?) The new station is called Admiralteiskaya and lies over 100 meters (330ft) below the surface… Looks like this has been a long and hard project that had many obstacles in its way to completion. So for three decades this […]

While I personally do not call this a Russian recipe. (I do not say that too loud here in Russia though.) They (Russians) seem to think that all food started in Russia and if you have served it before and are not Russian, you just copied it from the Russians… I have to attest that […]

Gotta love it and right now the Western press is having a cow over what Russia has just done. I have always said that it is a example of the pot calling the kettle black and now the kettle struck back. I mean the Western press is flat out screaming. There are hundreds of articles […]

How about a Russian tea recipe that I have had for years and years. My grandma use to make this tea and she would say that it had healing properties. It was good for a large get together and would keep the cold bugs at bay… I am not sure about how good it worked […]